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Collecting Metals Books & Ephemera
Hand Book to Foreign Hall Marks on Gold & Silver Plate (With the Exception of Those on French Plate)
by Markham, Christopher A
London: Reeves & Turner, 1898. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 7.7x5.2x0.6in. fading to spine and part of front cover. With 163 marks arranged by country. 102pp 0.72lb 7.7x5.2x0.6in
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$45.00
Colonial Silver in the American Wing (Summer 1983 Bulletin)
by Safford, Frances Gruber
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1983. 1st. Soft cover. As New. 11.0x8.5x0.2in. With 72 illustrations. 56pp 0.50lb 11.0x8.5x0.2in
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$15.00
Tiffany Silver
by Carpenter, Charles H., Jr., with Mary Grace Carpenter
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1978. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 10.2x7.6x0.9in. dust jacket lightly worn at head of spine, small tear at top edge of front panel, small tear at top of back fold. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with drawings from original sketchbooks of designs, more than three hundred black and white photographs, and four color plates. 296pp 2.57lb 10.2x7.6x0.9in
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$45.00
Rococo Silver
by Grimwade, Arthur G
London: Faber & Faber, 1974. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 10.0x6.4x0.8in. Dust jacket in clear protector. The first book solely devoted to Rococo silver. Illustrated with 96 black and white plates. 74pp 1.29lb 10.0x6.4x0.8in
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$75.00
The American Pewterer: His Techniques and His Products
by Kauffman, Henry J
Camden, NJ: Thomas Nelson, 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 10.2x7.2x0.7in. 2nd printing; fading to exposed edge of boards, dust jacket with tiny tear at top edge of front panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. 158pp 1.44lb 10.2x7.2x0.7in
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$20.00
The History and Folklore of American Country Tinware 1700-1900
by Coffin, Margaret
New York: Galahad Books, 1974. Hardcover. As New/As New. 10.2x7.4x1.0in. Dust jacket in clear protector. Profusely illustrated, primarily in black and white, 27 objects in color. 226pp 1.75lb 10.2x7.4x1.0in
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$20.00
An In-depth Study of the Cincinnati Silversmiths, Jewelers, Watch and Clockmakers through 1850
by Beckman, Elizabeth D
Cincinnati, OH: B. B. & Co, 1975. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 10.3x7.3x0.7in. Inscribed by Author(s). not issued with a dust jacket, inscribed by author. 168pp 1.36lb 10.3x7.3x0.7in
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$95.00
South Carolina Silversmiths 1690-1860
by Burton, E. Milby and Warren Ripley
Charleston: The Charleston Museum, 1991. 3rd. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 11.2x8.8x0.9in. revised. Dust jacket in clear protector. Burton's pioneer work in the field has been edited, revised and brought up-to-date by Warren Ripley. It is now republished in an entirely different format with corrections where needed and insertion of considerable additional information that has been found during the intervening decades. The biographies of more than 75 silversmiths have been added to Burton's original tally...
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$75.00
The Collection of Silver and Pewter Belonging to the Brook: Descriptions and Anecdotes
by Suarez, Diego, Oliver Rodgers, and Philip D. Holden
New York: The Brook, 1966. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 9.4x6.4x0.5in. not issued with a dust jacket. Illustrated with 44 black and white plates. 101pp 0.91lb 9.4x6.4x0.5in
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$30.00
Silver in the Golden State: Images and Essays Celebrating The History and Art of Silver in California
by Morse, Edgar W. (editor)
Oakland, CA: The Oakland Museum History Department, 1986. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 11.3x8.8x0.6in. Dust jacket in clear protector. The text is accompanied by several black and white plates and 16 color plates. 119pp 1.87lb 11.3x8.8x0.6in
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$30.00
Hail Britannia: Maine Pewter and Silverplate
by Churchill, Edwin A
np: Maine State Museum, 1992. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 10.4x7.9x0.4in. dust jacket with soiling to front panel and shadow and small abrasions from sticker removal. Dust jacket in clear protector. The catalogue of an exhibition of Maine Britannia ware and silverplate, 1829-1941, in the collection of the Maine State Museum, May 15, 1992 - May 15, 1993. Black and white illustrations of objects and their marks. 69pp 1.03lb 10.4x7.9x0.4in
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$65.00
Virtuoso Goldsmiths and the Triumph of Mannerism, 1540-1620
by Hayward, J. F
New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1976. 1st. Hardcover. As New/As New. 13.3x10.1x2.0in. in publishers thin cardboard slipcase. Dust jacket in clear protector. This scholarly study examines the art of the Mannerist goldsmith in Europe in a degree of detail not hitherto attempted in any language. Illustrated with 739 monochrome and 24 color plates. 751pp 8.13lb 13.3x10.1x2.0in EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY
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$125.00
New York State Silversmiths
by Darling, Herbert F
Eggertsville, NY: The Darling Foundation, 1964. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 9.2x6.4x1.0in. #380 of 500, includes 8 page supplement which is an addendum and a corrigendum; spot on front board, spine letting slightly dulled, bump to upper corner of rear board, previous owner's name on front pastedown. The major work on New York silversmiths, illustrated with photographic reproduction of makers marks and 41 examples of silver items from the Darling collection. 228pp 1.48lb 9.2x6.4x1.0in
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$350.00
An Exhibition of Old Silver Dining Accessories (Exhibit Twenty-eight)
by Guille, Peter (introduction)
Williamston, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1965. 1st. Soft cover. As New. 9.7x6.4x0.2in. 28 objects are described and illustrated. 0.34lb 9.7x6.4x0.2in
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$20.00
Colonial Silversmiths, Masters & Apprentices
by McLanathan, Richard B. K. (foreword) and Kathryn C. Buhler (essay)
Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1956. 1st. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8.3x7.5x0.5in. spine slightly darkened. The catalogue of an exhibition at the Bostom Museum of Fine Arts. 345 objects are described with illustrations on 98 plates. 98pp 0.89lb 8.3x7.5x0.5in
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$20.00
Old Silver Bowls and Dishes (Exhibit Twenty-five)
by Guille, Peter (introduction)
Williamston, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1964. 1st. Soft cover. As New. 9.7x6.4x0.2in. 34 objects are described and illustrated. 0.37lb 9.7x6.4x0.2in
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$25.00
American Pewter in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston
by Fairbanks, Jonathon (intro) and Daniel Farber (photographer)
Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1974. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 11.3x8.7x0.5in. light wear to bottom board, foxing to edges of text block, dust jacket rubbed with tear at top edge of back panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. 411 objects are described, many are illustrated including their marks. 119pp 1.87lb 11.3x8.7x0.5in
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$10.00
Pocket Edition Jackson's Hallmarks: English, Scottish, Irish Silver & Gold Marks from 1300 to the Present Day
by Pickford, Ian (editor)
Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1992. Soft cover. Very Good. 8.5x4.8x0.5in. reprinted 1997; name on first page, corner crease to back bottom corner. 172pp 0.62lb 8.5x4.8x0.5in
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$10.00
Old English Plate: Ecclesiastical, Decorative, and Domestic - Its Makers and Marks
by Cripps, Wilfred Joseph
London: John Murray, 1901. 6th. Hardcover. Very Good. 10.3x7.6x1.8in. "library edition", 3/4 green morocco with marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilt; light wear to tips, light shelf wear, custom bookplates on front pastedown and front endpaper. With 123 illustrations and upwards of 2,600 facsimiles of plate marks. 519pp 3.80lb 10.3x7.6x1.8in
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$150.00
Connecticut Pewter and Pewterers
by Thomas, John Carl
Hartford: Connecticut Historical Society, 1976. 1st. Hardcover. As New. 10.3x7.3x0.7in. Signed by Author(s). signed by author; new copy in glassine. Illustrated with 194 figures. 194pp 1.65lb 10.3x7.3x0.7in
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$50.00
American Pewter: Garvan and Other Collections at Yale (Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin, Volume 30, Number 3, Fall, 1965)
by Hood, Graham (introduction)
New Haven, CT: Yale University, 1965. 1st. Soft cover. Near Fine. 10.0x7.3x0.2in. light toning to edges of covers. Special issue of the Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin describing the pewter collection at Yale. 200 objects are described of which 56 are illustrated. 59pp 0.41lb 10.0x7.3x0.2in
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$10.00
Collecting American Pewter
by Ebert, Katherine
New York: Weathervane, 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 10.2x7.2x0.7in. dust jacket with two tears at top edge of back panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. 163pp 1.29lb 10.2x7.2x0.7in
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$10.00
Early Connecticut Silver, 1700-1840
by Bohan, Peter and Philip Hammerslough
Middletown, Ct: Wesleyan University, 1970. 1st. Hardcover. As New/As New. 11.2x8.9x1.0in. Dust jacket in clear protector. 184 objects are described and illustrated. Includes biographical notes on the silversmiths and an index of marks. 288pp 2.88lb 11.2x8.9x1.0in
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$40.00
London Goldsmiths 1697-1837: Their Marks and Lives
by Grimwade, Arthur G
London: Faber & Faber, 1990. 3rd. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 10.2x6.8x2.2in. 3rd revised edition; dust jacket lightly worn at extremities, light soiling to front and back panels. Dust jacket in clear protector. 3473 marks are reproduced from the registers of Goldsmith's Hall and 441 from a variety of other sources. The biographical dictionary of makers total nearly 2600 names. 773pp 3.98lb 10.2x6.8x2.2in
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$450.00
Silversmiths, Jewelers, Watch & Clock Makers of Kentucky, 1785-1900
by Boultinghouse, Marquis
Lexington, KY: Marquis Boultinghouse, 1980. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 11.3x8.8x1.0in. Signed by Author(s). signed by author. Dust jacket in clear protector. This comprehensive book contains detailed biographies and is illustrated with 76 black and white plates and an extensive glossary of marks. 368pp 3.44lb 11.3x8.8x1.0in
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$150.00
